Quotes from Patrick van Aanholt

Why is racism still a conversation in 2020? We are all one. It hurts me. It upsets me.

Everyone who knows me knows there is nothing wrong with me - and there is nothing wrong with my heart either. Did I get upset and frustrated at the time? Yes, when you read that you have heart problems when people didn't hear the truth from me.

My mum and dad were very strict with me and I am grateful for that because all I wanted to do was play football and I didn't want to go to school.

I saw Ashley train every day and I said, 'This is what I want but better.' That was my motivation. He taught me the game, how to play nicely and sometimes dirty, all those kind of things. But I didn't become Ashley Cole. I'm Patrick van Aanholt.

I did not enjoy David Moyes' training sessions. Eventually I lost my love for the game and went into the dressing-room feeling annoyed every day.